Course: Visual Composition 1

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Course title Visual Composition 1
Course code KAPD/XVK1
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminary
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction English
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Course availability The course is available to visiting students
Lecturer(s)
  • Hrdina Jakub, MgA. PhD.
Course content
- Surface structures. - Plane curves. - Bisector, circles, arcs. - Conic sections, tkeir geometrical constructions - Practical application in design and architecture. - Surface structures. - Tile patterns. - Surface classificaiton. - Combinatorics. - Interferential patterns, interferential figures.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing), Projection (static, dynamic), Practice exercises
  • Home preparation for classes - 10 hours per semester
  • Preparation for course credit - 5 hours per semester
  • Participation in classes - 26 hours per semester
prerequisite
Knowledge
orient in the field of creative arts and design
orient in the field of creative arts and design
Skills
work with different creative media and materials such as drawing, painting, collage, digital graphics
work with different creative media and materials such as drawing, painting, collage, digital graphics
learning outcomes
Knowledge
The student is able to create complicated structures in surface (repeating structures, tile patterns, moire figures). The student is informed in placing points, lines and planes in surface.
The student is able to create complicated structures in surface (repeating structures, tile patterns, moire figures). The student is informed in placing points, lines and planes in surface.
teaching methods
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Monologic (Exposition, lecture, briefing)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Projection (static, dynamic)
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
Skills
Practice exercises
Practice exercises
assessment methods
Knowledge
Analysis of the student's portfolio
Analysis of the student's portfolio
Preparation of a presentation
Grade (Using a grade system)
Grade (Using a grade system)
Preparation of a presentation
Recommended literature
  • Beyer, J. Designing Tessellations: The Secrets of Interlocking Patterns.
  • Ghyka, M.C. The Geometry of Art and Life.
  • Jackson, P. Folding Techniques for Designers: From Sheet to Form.
  • Jackson, P. Structural Packaging: Design Your Own Boxes and 3D Forms.
  • Robinson, J. Tessellations.
  • Stephens, P. & McNeill, J. Tessellations : The History and Making of Symmetrical Designs.
  • Wade, D. Symmetry: The Ordering Principle.


Study plans that include the course
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